From Jamestown to Plymouth early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becomes a powerhouse of trade. Tension taxation and resistance explode into war as the rebels take on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution a new nation is born. It could be said that America was invented not discovered. AMERICA THE STORY OF US looks at history from an entirely new viewpoint with untold stories about the men and women - both famous figures and everyday people - who pushed innovation and ingenuity to the very edge of possibility to create a modern world that was unthinkable at its founding. From the taming of the west to the building of our great cities to the conflict that united and divided a nation AMERICA THE STORY OF US immerses viewers in each moment as it happens.

The DVD presented many facts about the revolution that I did not know. It was an excellent description of the Americans who fought (and died) to create our country. My only complaint (and why I did not give it five stars) was that a number of the video shots were brief and jumped on occasion from one subject to another without giving me a chance to fully absorb what was being portrayed.